I've been reading up on lighting and have a couple questions.
I bought my aquarium used and built inside the hood is a T5 ATI fixture with four lamps, 2 ATI 60" 80W Pro Color and 2 ATI 60" 80W Actinics. They are running on two Icecap 430-008 ballasts. I do not know for sure the age of the bulbs, but am pretty sure its time to replace them. I haven't been concerned about lighting until recently I been inching my way into corals.
Should I keep this combination?
When I turn off the day lights only leaving the actinics on, the colors of things are awesome. Could I replace one day lamp with an actinic since they pretty much drown out the actinics visually?
Do I understand right that the Pro Colors are to simulate light for the fish? I don't want to affect the fish negatively as they are my main interest, but would like to keep some corals.
Tank info: 135 gallon. 2 clown, lunar wrasse, blue hippo, niger trigger, yellow tang, sleeper goby, Long tentacle anem, RBTA, 4 Ricordeas, Heteroxenia, some red/green zoas.
I bought my aquarium used and built inside the hood is a T5 ATI fixture with four lamps, 2 ATI 60" 80W Pro Color and 2 ATI 60" 80W Actinics. They are running on two Icecap 430-008 ballasts. I do not know for sure the age of the bulbs, but am pretty sure its time to replace them. I haven't been concerned about lighting until recently I been inching my way into corals.
Should I keep this combination?
When I turn off the day lights only leaving the actinics on, the colors of things are awesome. Could I replace one day lamp with an actinic since they pretty much drown out the actinics visually?
Do I understand right that the Pro Colors are to simulate light for the fish? I don't want to affect the fish negatively as they are my main interest, but would like to keep some corals.
Tank info: 135 gallon. 2 clown, lunar wrasse, blue hippo, niger trigger, yellow tang, sleeper goby, Long tentacle anem, RBTA, 4 Ricordeas, Heteroxenia, some red/green zoas.
